gino2paulus2 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, G.A.tor said: I know you prescribe to that theory, and sometimes I will use that strategy. But there are several books I don't have a max on and will win, so live bidding is best method to accomplish that, imo Boy i sure hope one of those isn't a book i'm chasing!! Sounds like the GAtor Mack Truck is gonna steamroll anything or anyone that gets in its way so I hope they are all Centaurs!! Speaking of Centaurs only the AMAN 25 and 26 have broke the 1K mark in that run besides the 22 which is already over 25K Still way worth it if you ask me what a beauty of a cool book makes me wish i could swim in that end of the pool for a little while. Maybe later in life...see i'm already setting retirement goals haha!! Retirement Goal #1- Mannup for a few books I haven't been able to yet. Edited May 23, 2017 by gino2paulus2 typo SushiX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 3 hours ago, G.A.tor said: I know you prescribe to that theory, and sometimes I will use that strategy. But there are several books I don't have a max on and will win, so live bidding is best method to accomplish that, imo yes, but if you don’t bid at all because you forgot or had another engagement somewhere, then you definitely will not win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 10 minutes ago, tth2 said: yes, but if you don’t bid at all because you forgot or had another engagement somewhere, then you definitely will not win. Oh, I set my priorities...not bidding won't be an issue. Doing it in a con setting might cause some logistics. Worse case I will call vin or rob or steve to bid for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 name-dropper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 8 minutes ago, Straw-Man said: name-dropper. I'm getting John or Paul or George to bid for me. Ringo says he'll be at the con, so he's out. batman_fan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 17 minutes ago, G.A.tor said: Oh, I set my priorities...not bidding won't be an issue. Doing it in a con setting might cause some logistics. Worse case I will call vin or rob or steve to bid for me how quickly they forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, Flex Mentallo said: how quickly they forget. I already have my iPhone reminders and alarms set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, G.A.tor said: I already have my iPhone reminders and alarms set As long as its not me this time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Just now, Flex Mentallo said: As long as its not me this time! you can send me a reminder too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 5 hours ago, G.A.tor said: I already have my iPhone reminders and alarms set i know you need those reminders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 On 5/9/2017 at 8:03 PM, Supernerd said: It'll be real interesting to see which gems fall through the cracks On 5/9/2017 at 8:56 PM, G.A.tor said: I can't imagine any gems falling through the cracks? Yes, but with this large number of books available all in one shot, I can imagine a lot of "non-gems" falling through the cracks. So, I believe it might be quite possible to pick up some nice non-key books at lower than expected prices if you willing to go after some of these books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sardo Numspar Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 With 20 days to go, the current bid on this book is impressive: http://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?referral=EAlist&id=713953&title=AMAZINGMAN COMICS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 On 5/9/2017 at 9:00 PM, october said: Is anyone else disappointed in CConnect's scans? They are pretty awful. Having seen some of this stuff in person, they are not doing the items any favors in the color department. Yeech. All I can say is that whatever method they are using should be stopped and then to spend some money to come up with a better method to scan or photograph these books. I have heard from quite a few people that the books generally tend to look better in real life as compared to what shows up on CC's auction site. Shadows and off-color defects in scans that aren't actually there on the books in real life. If I was a consignor, I would not exactly be happy about this at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 6 minutes ago, lou_fine said: All I can say is that whatever method they are using should be stopped and then to spend some money to come up with a better method to scan or photograph these books. I have heard from quite a few people that the books generally tend to look better in real life as compared to what shows up on CC's auction site. Shadows and off-color defects in scans that aren't actually there on the books in real life. If I was a consignor, I would not exactly be happy about this at all. True enough, but CC would just pass these costs onto the sellers and buyers. As buyer I'm a fan of the $0 buyer's premium. Besides, the only information you really need to know is that big bold number in the top left corner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 7 minutes ago, Zolnerowich said: True enough, but CC would just pass these costs onto the sellers and buyers. As buyer I'm a fan of the $0 buyer's premium. Or they could simply stop paying the company that's not doing it properly and start paying a company to do it properly instead. No increase in cost to them due to the offset, and hence no incremental costs to pass onto their consignired or buyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Just now, lou_fine said: Or they could simply stop paying the company that's not doing it properly and start paying a company to do it properly instead. No increase in cost to them due to the offset, and hence no incremental costs to pass onto their consignired or buyers. They do the scans in house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 31 minutes ago, Zolnerowich said: True enough, but CC would just pass these costs onto the sellers and buyers. As buyer I'm a fan of the $0 buyer's premium. Besides, the only information you really need to know is that big bold number in the top left corner! 19 minutes ago, lou_fine said: Or they could simply stop paying the company that's not doing it properly and start paying a company to do it properly instead. No increase in cost to them due to the offset, and hence no incremental costs to pass onto their consignired or buyers. 18 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: They do the scans in house. Ay, therein lies the cover rub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 On 5/9/2017 at 10:48 PM, atomised said: I wasn't aware that the Berk Church Mystery Men Comics 7 was an 8.0 - I guess that makes it relatively super expensive compared to the ultra high grades in the Berk Church MM run. Yes, looks like Mystery Men 7 is turning out to be one of the early MM books that is truly hard to find in high grade condition. According to the CGC census, the next highest graded copy of this book after the Church 8.0 graded copy is only a lowly graded 4.0 copy. Don't know if any other higher graded copies will be coming to market because I believe the Larson copy might have a coupon clipped out of it, or something like that. Can somebody confirm this since my copy of the Larson list is not handy right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 32 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: They do the scans in house. 10 minutes ago, Zolnerowich said: Ay, therein lies the cover rub. Well, fork over some loose dollars for a new upgraded scanner or hire and train somebody to do better scans photos of the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Sardo Numspar said: With 20 days to go, the current bid on this book is impressive: http://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?referral=EAlist&id=713953&title=AMAZINGMAN COMICS I probably won't be able to show my face at any conventions going forward, but that cover has never floated my boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
